inauspicious en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌɪnɔːˈspɪʃəs/
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English auspicious English inauspicious From in- + auspicious.
Meanings
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Not auspicious; ill-omened.
1788, John Jay, as Publius, The Federalist, II It is not to be wondered at that a government instituted in times so inauspicious, should on experiment be found greatly deficient and inadequate to the purpose it was intended to answer.
Inauspicious love.
1685, John Dryden, The Despairing Lover:Class 745/1s suffered an inauspicious entry into traffic on the Stansted Express route on July 28, when the two units supplied (745103/106) both failed, as did a train sent to cover them (745108).
2020 August 12, “Network News: Triple failure of Class 745s on first day of Stansted services”, in Rail, page 17:And shake the yoke of inauspicious stars.
c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene iii]:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most inauspicious | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more inauspicious | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
sullen · inauspicious · fatal · nefastous · omenic · foreboding · auspicial · unauspicious · baleful · ill-starred · portentous · auspicious · ill-omened · ominous · presagious · ill-fated · boding · dire · inauspicate · brooding · disastrous · star-crossed · augurous · presageful · ill-boding · sinister · prodigious · bodeful · divine
Deriveds
inauspiciousness · inauspiciously
Synonyms
prodigious · nefastous · boding · bodeful · fatal · augurous · ill-boding · ill-fated · portentous · star-crossed · foreboding · dire · omenic · presagious · divine · sullen · ill-starred · inauspicate · sinister · baleful · ill-omened · presageful · ominous · foreboding · inauspicious · brooding · portentous · disastrous
Translations (32)
sv olycksbådande (boding ill) · ja 不吉 (boding ill) · tr menhus (boding ill) · cs nepříznivý (boding ill) · fi pahaenteinen (boding ill) · mk неблагопри́јатен (boding ill) · la clīvius (boding ill) · de ungünstig (boding ill) · tr uğursuz (boding ill) · ota وارون (boding ill) · fr inauspicieux (boding ill) · sa अशुभ (boding ill) · cmn 不祥 (boding ill) · ja 不祥 (boding ill) · ota اوغورسز (boding ill) · ota بختسز (boding ill) · cs neblahý (boding ill) · el δυσοίωνος (boding ill) · mk зло́кобен (boding ill) · fa شوم (boding ill) · ka არახელსაყრელი (boding ill) · bg неблагоприятен (boding ill) · cs zlověstný (boding ill) · bg злокобен (boding ill) · ru неблагоприя́тный (boding ill) · cmn 不吉 (boding ill) · ru злове́щий (boding ill) · ota قوتسز (boding ill) · fi epäsuotuisa (boding ill) · sv olycksbringande (boding ill) · nn ugunstig (boding ill) · nb ugunstig (boding ill)